p1Wulf ond EadwacerBy Unknown Lēodum is mīnum swylce him mon lāc gife; willað hȳ hine āþecgan gif hē on þrēat cymeð. Ungelīc is ū...LoveBreak-ups & Vexed LoveUnrequited LoveMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & LegendsTechniquesAlliteration
TransformoceanBy Samuel GregoireMy delirium is a transformocean Rocking me like the seven thousand waves That brought Wangolo to Ziltik...NatureSeas, Rivers, & StreamsLivingSorrow & GrievingMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & LegendsGrief
Excerpt from “Track”By Norman Finkelstein # Listen to the children who know their way about the forest and return with stories which the thief...ReligionThe SpiritualLivingLife ChoicesArts & SciencesLanguage & LinguisticsMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & Legends
Beowulf (exc. from Beowulf By All)By UnknownHeyla! We have a story about the Spear-Danes, from the old days when they were big and their kings showed...Social CommentariesHistory & PoliticsMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & LegendsHeroes & Patriotism
The WandererBy UnknownOft him anhaga are gebideð, metudes miltse, þeah þe he modcearig geond lagulade longe sceolde hreran...LivingLife ChoicesActivitiesTravels & JourneysMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & LegendsHeroes & PatriotismTechniquesAlliteration + 2 more
William of Palerne: Lines 1-1066By Unknownþat it apertly was apayed for profite þat he feld, and [wrouȝt] buxumly by þe bestes wille in wise as...Mythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & LegendsGhosts & the SupernaturalTechniquesAlliteration
AnalysisBy Nancy LeeIn this story the cockroach is the man, the curtain my girlhood, the creamed corn spilled by the mother...LivingLife ChoicesSorrow & GrievingThe BodyMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & Legends
p1Fairy Tale with Laryngitis and Resignation LetterBy Jehanne DubrowYou remember the mermaid makes a deal, her tongue evicted from her throat, and moving is a knife-cut...LivingLife ChoicesRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesActivitiesJobs & WorkingMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & LegendsDisappointment + 2 more
p1LapwingBy Hannah Copleyi Otherwise known as peewit, otherwise known as tew-it, otherwise known as Vanellus vanellus of the ...LoveDesire & PassionRealistic & ComplicatedNatureAnimalsSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityThe MindDoubt & ContemplationRelationshipsArts & SciencesLanguage & LinguisticsReading & BooksMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & LegendsAnxiety & InsecurityBlameHumor + 11 more
p1Pinocchia takes on the role of the magician’s assistantBy Lo Kwa Mei-EnWhen the mirror swings open, it calls me obscenely shapely. A ruby wing slaps the glass. Soft smear. Since, like the drowning...Social CommentariesGender & SexualityRelationshipsMen & WomenArts & SciencesTheater & DanceMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & LegendsHorrorBlame + 3 more
p1RailBy Clare JonesThe Inaccessible Island Rail lives in Atlantis, with two black feet on the black plateau. It might be...NatureAnimalsMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & Legends
p1Dear PopBy Michael FarrellEverything we do and say in patriarchy can be traced back to “Strangers in the Night.” Your faded jeans...LoveDesire & PassionRealistic & ComplicatedSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingLife ChoicesThe MindRelationshipsArts & SciencesMusicReading & BooksMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & Legends + 7 more
p1From “Moon Sonnet”By Lily ZhouSaturday. The good bread set out for the dogs to eat. The rabbit hurt on milk & tall willows that I’...NatureAnimalsWeatherMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & LegendsAnxiety & Insecurity
p1LaddersBy Richard GarciaFirst the people had to invent ladders. No one had ever seen a ladder. Once they had ladders they invented...Social CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & Legends
p1DragonsBy Devin JohnstonWe gathered in a field southwest of town, several hundred hauling coolers and folding chairs along a...LivingTime & BrevityMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & Legends
p1“Black Rapunzel Broadcasting Live from America’s Next”/“original communication”By Alyssa MooreLoveDesire & PassionRealistic & ComplicatedNatureAnimalsSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityRace & EthnicityLivingParenthoodRelationshipsMen & WomenActivitiesIndoor ActivitiesMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & Legends + 9 more
p1If You Go to Bed HungryBy Angela Narciso TorresIf you go to bed hungry, your soul will get up and steal cold rice from the pot. Stop playing with fire...ReligionThe SpiritualActivitiesEating & DrinkingMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & Legends
The Princess on the HeadlandBy George SterlingMy mother the queen is dead. My father the king is old. He fumbles his cirque of gold And dreams of ...LoveDesire & PassionMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & LegendsAnxiety & Insecurity
To the One of Fictive MusicBy Wallace StevensSister and mother and diviner love, And of the sisterhood of the living dead Most near, most clear, ...LivingThe MindArts & SciencesMusicMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & LegendsAnxiety & InsecurityGratitude
p1ElegiesBy Nam Lei Kubla Ché, dreaming of ancient Egypt, ate his hyacinths and was marvelous. Wherever you are is what...LoveHeartache & LossNatureSocial CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsLivingDeathParenthoodSorrow & GrievingTime & BrevityRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & LegendsTypes/ModesElegyGrief + 11 more